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Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné and Caroline Ferdinande Louise
Eugène Dubois (French, 1795–1863)
French
1827
Mint: France
Medium/Technique
Metal; copper alloy
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 51 mm (2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of J. B. How
Accession Number17.150
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné (1820-1883), duke of Bordeaux and comte de Chambord, and his mother Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchess of Berry.
Obverse: Profile bust of Henri Charles looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "HENRI·CHARLES·FERDINAND·MARIE·DEIUDONNÉ·DUC·DE·BORDEAUX" and under bust "E·DUBOIS·FT·1827".
Reverse:Profile bust of Mle. Caroline looking to proper left; inscribed at edge "MLE·CAROLNE·FERDE·LSE·DUCHESSE·DE·BERRI" and under bust "DE·PUYMAURIN·DT·E·DUBOIS·FT·".
Obverse: Profile bust of Henri Charles looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "HENRI·CHARLES·FERDINAND·MARIE·DEIUDONNÉ·DUC·DE·BORDEAUX" and under bust "E·DUBOIS·FT·1827".
Reverse:Profile bust of Mle. Caroline looking to proper left; inscribed at edge "MLE·CAROLNE·FERDE·LSE·DUCHESSE·DE·BERRI" and under bust "DE·PUYMAURIN·DT·E·DUBOIS·FT·".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "HENRI·CHARLES·FERDINAND·MARIE·DEIUDONNÉ·DUC·DE·BORDEAUX" and under bust "E·DUBOIS·FT·1827".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "MLE·CAROLNE·FERDE·LSE·DUCHESSE·DE·BERRI" and under bust "DE·PUYMAURIN·DT·E·DUBOIS·FT·".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "MLE·CAROLNE·FERDE·LSE·DUCHESSE·DE·BERRI" and under bust "DE·PUYMAURIN·DT·E·DUBOIS·FT·".
ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)